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In this elegant and entertaining book, the award-winning novelist and expositor of difficult ideas, Paul Strathern unravels the history of chemistry through the dramatic quest for the elements. Framing this history is the life story of the 19th Century Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleyev, who fell asleep at his desk and awoke having dreamed the periodic table - the template upon which modern chemistry is founded, and the event which marked chemistry's coming of age as a science. From ancientphilosophy, through medieval alchemy to the splitting of the atom, this is the true story of the birth of chemistry and the role of one man's dream . . .
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Paul Strathern was born in London in 1940. He studied physics, chemistry and maths at Trinity College, Dublin, before switching to philosophy. He is author of several novels, including A Season in Abyssinia, which won the Somerset Maugham prize, andtwo highly successful series of short introductory books - Philosophy in 90 Minutes and The Big Idea: Scientists Who Changed the World.
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Mendeleyevs Dream: The Quest for the Elements
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Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 2000
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. In this book, Paul Strathern, the award-winning novelist and expositor of complex ideas, unravels the dramatic history of chemistry through the quest for the elements. Framing this history is the life-story of the 19th century Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleyev, who fell asleep at this desk and awoke after dreaming of the Periodic Table - the template upon which modern chemistry is founded, and the formulation of which marked chemistry's coming of age as a science. From ancient philosophy, through medieval alchemy to the splitting of the atom, this is the true story of the birth of chemistry and the role of one man's dream. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR001657315
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This book is in very good condition. In 1869 Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleyev was puzzling over a way to bring order to the fledgling science of chemistry. Wearied by the effort, he fell asleep at his desk. What he dreamt would fundamentally change the way we see the world. Paul Strathern tells the dramatic and entertaining story of humankind's quest to discover the fundamentals of chemistry, culminating in Mendeleyev's dream of the Periodic Table. "MENDELEYEV'S DREAM is a wonderfully entertaining and stimulating journey from alchemy to chemistry in search of the elements of our universe. It is a book of great clarity and depth. Nº de ref. del artículo: ABE-1756310064446
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Mendeleyev`s Dream. The Quest For The Elements
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Dustwrapper, pp.x, 309. Illustrated. The life story of 19th century Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleyev and his formulation of the Periodic Table. Wrapper spine sunned but legibility unaffected. Binding and contents crisp and tight but lightly yellowed to margins. Near fine in similar dustwrapper. Nº de ref. del artículo: 010450
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st Edition Hardback, d/j has very light shelf wear, o/w v/g, v/g, looks unread. the quest for the Elements. Nº de ref. del artículo: 3146
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